who would you put on the Sens Mount Rushmore?

[SENSational Sens Fan]

Arnason, Chouinard, Kaigorodov, Nikulin.

 

[Karlsson2Turris*]

And you would want his face on our own Mount Sensmore?

No thank youuuu.

His face or any antics he pulled while leaving should have nothing to do with his reputation as a player

 

[JessicaN]

Chara, Karlsson, Alfredsson, Redden

 

[kilroy]

Arnason, Chouinard, Kaigorodov, Nikulin.

Kaigorodov, Schastlivy, Bochenski and Christer Olsson.

Senators Mount Hyped-more.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

His face or any antics he pulled while leaving should have nothing to do with his reputation as a player

This is about who best represents our franchise, and the impact they made on the community/fanbase. Heatley only spent four seasons here and whether he scored 50 goals or not, his legacy here is a very sour one.

 

[SensFactor]

Spezza, Chara, Alfredsson, Fisher

 

[Scrub*]

Legwand , Condra, Greening, Muckalt

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Alfredsson,spezza,karlsson,hossa.

Lol at Phillips and Neil.

I'm basing this off best players to play for Ottawa while playing a minimum couple hundred games.

I find it silly to give it to a couple 20 something point players simply because they were here longer.

Phillips was very good at one time

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Alfie Phillips Spezza Karlsson

Hard not to put Yashin there, he played as big a role as Alfie in bringing the Sens from obscurity to contender. Also probably the most skilled player drafted by the team

 

[jbeck5]

Phillips was very good at one time

Not as good as many others who were still here for a long enough time.

For defense, chara, redden and karlsson were all much better and more important. That's not even talking about forwards.

 

[BonkTastic]

Phillips was very good at one time

Agreed, though I gave Redden the edge. He played at a higher level, for a longer period of time. Played in the '04 World Cup, played internationally for Canada 7 times, a top-10 finalist for the Norris a couple of seasons... Sure, it ended on a whimper instead of a bang, but Redden WAS our blueline for like a decade.

Not selling Phillips short here, I just think that Redden's impact in Ottawa was more impressive.

 

[Micklebot]

Mount rushmore is all US presidents, so the way to do this is with Sens captains.

Boschman: first Captain of the franchise, no brainer.
Cunningworth: Captained the team to it's first playoffs. Was there for the transition from bad team to good team
Alfredsson: Captained team to it best playoff performances, SCF.
Karlsson: The future of the franchise.

 

[NyQuil]

Sillinger, Davydov, Kudelski, Forbes

 

[Sens Rule]

Alfie and 3 untouched cliffs waiting to be chiseled

Yup. But I'd have Karlsson's all designed and ready to go soon.

I would build a big statue of Neil in front of the arena however. Just to troll opposing fans. Neil is not well loved among opposing fans. Especially Toronto's.

Maybe two Alfie Statue's. One pretending to toss his stick in the crowd teasing Sundin. The other boarding Tucker.

 

[BonkTastic]

Arnason, Chouinard, Kaigorodov, Nikulin.

Kaigorodov, Schastlivy, Bochenski and Christer Olsson.

Senators Mount Hyped-more.

Sillinger, Davydov, Kudelski, Forbes

Man, if we're going to go with Anti-Rushmore lists, we've got to get down to the nitty-gritty. You can't take the randos... you gotta go with the huge, massive strikeouts.

ALEXANDRE DAIGLE: - Supposed poster boy of the franchise, we put all of our eggs in one basket, and that basket ended up having more holes in it than a sieve. Planning around Daigle while trying to make Yashin the 3rd wheel couldn't have gone much worse than it did. For best effect, Daigle's "Rushmore" carving would feature him in his infamous nurse's uniform from that one historically awful photo shoot.

BRYAN BERARD: - Drafted 1st overall by the Sens in '95, was called a generational talent at defence. Refused to report to Ottawa, because he's generally regarded as a premiere arse. Acted like a prima donna. Sens ended up with Redden because of Berard's jackarsery, and while Wade was a great player for us, was clearly the lesser of the two defencemen skill-wise. Berard's "Rushmore" carving would be with his Sens draft cap on, pouting like a baby and giving us the finger.

TOM BARRASSO: - Traded away a huge fan favorite in Tugnutt to get him. The trade supposedly signalled the end of our "goalie graveyard" issues, but instead only exacerbated them more. He was horrible for us, hated being here, hated everyone in the press, hated everyone in the dressing room, and was the first out the door once our season was done. What was intended as a symbolic move to put us over the top ended up screwing us, and jinxing the position for us even more. Barrasso's "Rushmore" carving would feature the mask he wore with us that featured the two PENGUINS Stanley Cups he won in Pittsburgh on it. Jerk.

BRIAN LEE: Yeah, Lee. The immortal and eternal testiment to the suckitude of John Muckler's stupid run as GM. Symbol of why we never won a cup in Ottawa, and why our downfall was so precipitous after our peak was over. Brian Lee, taken before Mark Staal, before Anze Kopitar, before Luc Bourdon. Lee, who analysts said Ottawa was crazy for taking ahead of those three guys. Lee. Brain ****ing Lee. Possibly one of the laziest guys in the history of our organization. Easily our worst draft pick of all time. Lee's "Rushmore" carving is him with that stupid smug Chucky grin on his face, with a backwards ballcap, in a bar instead of the gym, and a Binghamton logo somewhere, because that's where he belongs.

 

[Jyrki Lumme]

Dany Heatley
Alex Daigle
Brian Lee
Bryan Berard

 

[BankStreetParade]

Melnyk: saved the team from bankruptcy, has brought stability to the ownership position for 10+ years, continues to make improvements to the arena and in-game experience and truly cares about this team winning (not just another investment for him)
Murray: has forged the identity of the senators for most of the last decade through coaching the team to the only Finals appearance in team history to the architect of the current team
Alfredsson: long time captain, owner of many individual records, to date the greatest overall career in an Ottawa uniform
Karlsson: only major award winner in franchise history (Calder is major award but can only be won once in career, Norris trophy carries significant cache), current captain, presence on the team attracts national attention because of his skill and ability

Honorable Mention -

Phillips: will soon be the all time leader in games played in an Ottawa uniform
Spezza: second highest scoring player in Ottawa history
Heatley: twice reached 50 goal milestone

 

[pm88]

as much as we all disliked Yashin, you can't argue with that fact that the guy was a great player for us in an era where there was a lot of clutching and grabbing. I'll always remember his 44-50-94 season as one of the best an Ottawa player's ever had still

 

[jbeck5]

as much as we all disliked Yashin, you can't argue with that fact that the guy was a great player for us in an era where there was a lot of clutching and grabbing. I'll always remember his 44-50-94 season as one of the best an Ottawa player's ever had still

Wasn't second place mceachern with 56 points? Huge gap.

 

[Liliaceae]

Spezza - giggling
Emery - looking pissed
Lehner - with the death stare
Karlsson - with long locks

or

For their good looks <3 lol
Bobby Ryan
Fisher
Eaves
Vermette

 

[operasen]

Neilson, Martin, Murray, Maclean

HM: Millbury

 

[dpw]

Man, if we're going to go with Anti-Rushmore lists, we've got to get down to the nitty-gritty. You can't take the randos... you gotta go with the huge, massive strikeouts.

ALEXANDRE DAIGLE: - Supposed poster boy of the franchise, we put all of our eggs in one basket, and that basket ended up having more holes in it than a sieve. Planning around Daigle while trying to make Yashin the 3rd wheel couldn't have gone much worse than it did. For best effect, Daigle's "Rushmore" carving would feature him in his infamous nurse's uniform from that one historically awful photo shoot.

BRYAN BERARD: - Drafted 1st overall by the Sens in '95, was called a generational talent at defence. Refused to report to Ottawa, because he's generally regarded as a premiere arse. Acted like a prima donna. Sens ended up with Redden because of Berard's jackarsery, and while Wade was a great player for us, was clearly the lesser of the two defencemen skill-wise. Berard's "Rushmore" carving would be with his Sens draft cap on, pouting like a baby and giving us the finger.

TOM BARRASSO: - Traded away a huge fan favorite in Tugnutt to get him. The trade supposedly signalled the end of our "goalie graveyard" issues, but instead only exacerbated them more. He was horrible for us, hated being here, hated everyone in the press, hated everyone in the dressing room, and was the first out the door once our season was done. What was intended as a symbolic move to put us over the top ended up screwing us, and jinxing the position for us even more. Barrasso's "Rushmore" carving would feature the mask he wore with us that featured the two PENGUINS Stanley Cups he won in Pittsburgh on it. Jerk.

BRIAN LEE: Yeah, Lee. The immortal and eternal testiment to the suckitude of John Muckler's stupid run as GM. Symbol of why we never won a cup in Ottawa, and why our downfall was so precipitous after our peak was over. Brian Lee, taken before Mark Staal, before Anze Kopitar, before Luc Bourdon. Lee, who analysts said Ottawa was crazy for taking ahead of those three guys. Lee. Brain ****ing Lee. Possibly one of the laziest guys in the history of our organization. Easily our worst draft pick of all time. Lee's "Rushmore" carving is him with that stupid smug Chucky grin on his face, with a backwards ballcap, in a bar instead of the gym, and a Binghamton logo somewhere, because that's where he belongs.

Please do more

 

[Cosmix]

Chara, Spezza, Alfredsson, Heatley (say what you will, but he had back to back 50 goal seasons...), Hossa, Karlsson

Also add Melnyk (for taking over a bankrupt franchise and keeping it here).

 

[Jovian]

So jealous of mount Pensmore:

- Mario Lemieux
- Jaromir Jagr
- Sidney Crosby
- Evgeni Malkin

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

So jealous of mount Pensmore:

- Mario Lemieux
- Jaromir Jagr
- Sidney Crosby
- Evgeni Malkin

Mt. Pensmore, part two:

-Ron Francis
-Paul Coffey
-Kevin Stevens
-Joe Mullen